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G. A.-LEIGHTON.

CLOTHES DRIER.

No. 490,570. Patented Jan. 24,1393.

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IATENT UNITED GEORGE A. LEIGHTON, OE NEVVAYGO, MICHIGAN, ASSIGN OR TO WILEORD O.

LOVEJOY, OF SAME PLACE.

CLOTH ES-DRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 490,570, dated January 24, 1893.

Application filed Tune 30, 1892. Serial No. 438,497. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: or rod E, secured to the opposite legs of the Be it known that I, GEORGE A. LEIGHTON, standard, onto a pin f, on the lower strut O, of Newaygo, in the county of Newaygo and and so that when the rack is not in use and State of Michigan, have invented a new and it is required to fold it hat or close to save 55 5 useful Improvement in Clothes-Racks, of room, the standard D,by relieving itfrom the which the following isa full, clear, and exact snap engagement of its red E with the pinf, description. may be turned on or by its pivots d d to lie This invention consists in certain novel approximately in line with the uprights A A constructions and combinations of parts in an on opposite sides of the lower strut C. If de- 60 I adjustable opening and folding rack for hangsired, crossing wires g g, may be used to furing and drying clothes upon, substantially as ther connect or brace the uprights A A tohereinafter described and more specifically gether, but these may be dispensed with. pointed out in the claims, and whereby I am The upper ends of the head pieces B may enabled to produce a clothes rack which is be braced by a connecting cross bar G, ex- 65 I light, easy of operation and adjustment, pretending through the head pieces and of hook sents a large amountof clothes room, and has shape on its opposite protruding ends, to proan adjustable caster or roller base that facilivide for the suspending on them of garments tates the movement of the rack over the door, or pieces of clothing, and said head pieces B gives a steady cross support, andis capable of B may be further provided on their outsides 70 being folded when the rack is not in use. with Wardrobe hooks hh, for the same purpose.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying Connecting the head pieces B, B, which virdrawing forminga part of this specification, tually are simple upward extensions of the in which the figure represents a view in peruprights A A, are an upper pair of rods or spective of a clothes rack embodying my inbraces H, H, in the same horizontal plane, and 75 2 5 vention. below these are another pair of like horizon- A A, indicate two opposite side uprights tal rods H H, which, in addition to bracing having casters b b, on their lower ends and the head pieces together, have another and upwardly extending head pieces B, B. The more important function. Thus said rods H side uprights A A are connected and braced, H serve to carry or support on opposite face 80 in part, by a lower strut O, and at a suitable sides of the rack in a free swinging or turning distance above the latter by a second strut O, manner, adjacent to the uprights AA or head and have a series of notches c c, in their oppieces B, B,- independent rack frames, each posite edges above the strut C, the use of composed of opposite side arms I, I, free to which will be hereinafter explained. turn at their inner or upper ends upon the 85 D, is an upright cross supporter standard rods H H, and of a series of cross rods J, J,

pivoted above and below by pins or trunnions connecting the opposite side arms I, I, and ar- (1 d, to the struts (J, O, and extending down ranged one in advance of the other throughto the level of the bottom of the uprights A, out the length of said arms. These cross rods A, on the opposite sides of the lower strut O. J J when the rack frames are extended or 90 The lower ends of this standard D are also swung outward from opposite sides of the provided with casters 1) b, which, conjointly structure, serve to carrythe clothes to be dried with the casters on the lower ends of the upor hung upon the rack. Pivoted to each pair rights A, A, provide for the movement of the of these side arms I, I, intermediately of their rack with facility on or over the floor in varilength, as at k, k, are outer side legs L, L, 5 ous directions, but the main object of this braced above and below by cross or connectstandard D is to give a steady and cross or ing rods m m, that may also be used to hang spread support to the rack when in use, by clothes upon. These legs, which form a part turning it on its pivots d cl to occupy a posiof the rack frames, are provided at their lower tion at right angles to the uprights A A and or outer ends with pins n n, which, according I00 centrally between them, and when in this pot0 the extent the rack frames are swung outsition it snaps by a crook e, in a spring wire ward, engage with certain of the notches c c in the uprights A, A, thus causing the legs L, L, to support and hold the rack frames in their extended positions.

When it is required to fold or close the rack, as when not in use or during transportation, these legs L, L, by their pins 71 n, are disengaged from the notches c c in the uprights A, A, which permits of the two rack frames shutting down close on opposite sides or faces of the structure, thus economizing space.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A clothes rack, comprising the two uprights A A connected by upper and lower cross bars and each having a series of notches in both edges, the two pairs of arms I pivoted to the uprights and having cross bars J, the legsL pivoted to and crossing the arms I near their free ends and provided with cross bars m and with lateral projections at their free ends to enter the said notches, and supports for the lower ends of the uprights, substantially as set forth.

2. In a folding and adjustable clothes rack composed of notched uprights having casters at their lower ends, and braced at a suitable height above said casters by connecting struts arranged one above the other, and outwardly and inwardly swinging rack frames, having pivoted legs adapted to engage with the notches in the uprights as described, the combination therewith of the turning or swinging cross standards pivoted above and below to said struts and having casters at their lower ends, a spring wire or rod connecting opposite parts or legs of said standards on reverse sides of the lower strut, and a pin on the latter adapted to snap or engage with a crook in the spring rod, essentially as described.

GEORGE A. LEIGIITON.

Witnesses:

DANIEL HoLooMB, SAM. S. IIOLCOMB. 

